Second Battle of Ypres

abandon the clouds of smoke, but this was no regular smoke (Kennedy 53). It was chlorine gas that German forces used to initiate large-scale chemical warfare during World War I at the Second Battle of Ypres, which affected the use of chemical weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. World War I began in Ypres on October 7, 1914, when German forces troops entered…

advance on the western front. The battle itself took place from April 9 to 12 in 1917 with an estimated 20,000 German casualties and 10,500 Canadian casualties, 3,598 of them deaths. This victory was thanks to more than just new tactics and weapons, but many brave soldiers who personally sacrificed themselves to take down charged machine gun nests. Four of these Canadian soldiers were awarded the Victoria Cross, the British Empires highest award for military…

the German forces. Eventually Haber was able to convince one commander on the Western front to allow him the opportunity. After receiving his approval, Haber promptly left for the battle lines to oversee the placement of 5,730 cylinders near the four miles of trenches that stood guard outside of the Belgian city of Ypres. [12] Unfortunately for Haber, he had to wait for weeks until he could finally see his work in action. This wait was caused by the cylinders one weakness, it could only dispense…

A tear gas was typically used during close contact battles, and in areas where machine guns were also being actively operated. The use of tear gas caused temporary blindness and irruption to the nasal and throat cavities of the victims. The second type of gas that was used were sternutators this included, chlorine and phosgene gas. The most powerful type of gas was suffocating gas often found in the…

things troops trembled at the thought of which is biological warfare, nuclear warfare and chemical warfare all these things are man-made in labs by scientists. It was always something troops were afraid of because these weapons if used right can end battles fairly quickly. These weapons are so strong that they have been banned from production by different treaties such as the Geneva Protocol to end Chemical Warfare. This was a real threat to all people even civilians the thought of dying choking…

World War One, which is often referred to as The Great War, began July 28th, 1914, and ended on June 28th, 1919. The Great War, originating in Europe, was the first conflict labeled total war in the world’s history, and it involved over 32 different nations around the globe. The Great War was unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, as well as the combatants involved. Not only soldiers, but civilians and regular working people were deeply involved in World War One. From manufacturing munitions…

Our textbook says that in the war against Germany “twenty-one thousand British soldiers were killed on the first day of the battle of the Somme. A further thirty thousand were wounded.” The British believed that their guns and explosives could destroy the barbed wire that separated them from being able to charge the Germans in their trenches. After firing 1.5 million rounds…

Training was difficult, but I had no idea the battlefield would be this brutal. I have just been out here for three months and now I know why they call war hell. My ears are constantly ringing from the blasts of the cannons, and explosions. I am currently using Vickers machine gun, which could spit between 450-500 bullets a minute. I have fired and reloaded my gun so many times that I could do it in my sleep. There are so many soldiers fighting for their country but already some soldier have…

warfare. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history and precipitated major political change, including the Revolutions of 1917–1923 in many of the nations involved. Unresolved rivalries at the end of the conflict contributed to the start of the Second World War…

guns to diminish the Central Powers ' infantry and forestalled Central Powers from advancing onto new territory. Germany created the Schleiffen plan to attack France in the west and quickly shift focus to attack Russia on the east. This significant battle strategy turned out to be a flop. Germany used its wits and intellect to craft a beneficial strategy which helped gain leverage for the first half of the war. On the contrary, the Allies were resilient and resolute and did not give up against…